The Rise of the Midwestern Meat Packing Industry

By Margaret Walsh

Book Overview

The history of the meat packing industry of the Midwest offers an excellent illustration of the growth and development of the economy of that major industrial region. In the course of one generation, meat packing matured from a small-scale, part-time activity to a specialized manufacturing operation. Margaret Walsh's pioneering study traces the course of that development, shedding light on an unexamined aspect of America's economic history. As the Midwest emerged from the frontier period during

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813155290
• ISBN13: 9780813155296
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher